Seeds
Calendula Pacific Beauty The Calendula Pacific Beauty (Pot Marigold), 'Calendula officinalis', is very easy to grow, and an adaptive plant that will prosper under most conditions. The Pacific Beauty has 5 inch bright orange and yellow, double, daisy-like flowers. In warm climates, they bloom fall through spring and in cool climates, spring and early summer. Pacific Beautys prefer full sun locations. The soils should be kept moist but not soggy. Plant in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked, and in warm climates plant in late summer or early fall for winter/spring bloom. The Calendula is a long lasting cut flower and looks great planted in masses, such as in borders, parking strips and containers.
A Gaggle Of Gourds The Gaggle of Gourds, 'Lagenaria siceraria', is an assortment of hard shelled gourds that creative crafters will love. Once cured, hard shelled gourds will last indefinitely and can be painted, carved, cut or drilled to make birdhouses, bowls, planters and hundreds of other craft projects. This gourd mix includes Birdhouse or Bottle Gourd, Calabash or Penguin, Corsican, Dipper, and Speckled Swan. Gourds are very frost sensitive. The soils should be well drained and very rich in organic matter.
A Real Shady Blend The Real Shady Mix, Flower Blend, provides color even in a shady garden spot. If you have high, filtered shade from trees or an area that gets direct sun for only a few hours a day, this shady blend of flowers will provide color and interest with as little as four hours of sun. Some of the flowers included are Baby Blue Eyes, Coleus, Columbine, Shasta, Daisy's, Forget Me Not, Foxglove, Poppy, and Wallflower. (Eighteen different flowers total. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun.
Drop Dead Red Sunflowers This designer mixture of pollenless, long lasting, cut-flower quality sunflowers features a range of reds from soft autumnal hues to bicolor to deep, dark burgundy tones. A bouquet or border of these stunners will stop your visitors in their tracks. Sunflowers are easy to grow from seed, and bloom for an extended period from mid-summer to fall. Sunflowers can be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. Keep the plants attractive by removing spent flowers. The Drop Dead Red Sunflower would be an excellent addition to a wildflower patch or naturalized area receiving little or no care.
Florist Favorite Yellow Sunflowers The Florists' Favorite Yellow Sunflowers have outstanding cut flower quality in an array of sunny colors. Florists favor these mid-sized, pollen-less, F1 hybrids for mixed bouquets. The single and double blooms range from pale to vivid yellow and they will provide a striking collection for beds and borders. The Designer colors include Apricot Twist, Lemon Sorbet, Moonshadow, Lemon Eclair, Stella, Lemon Aura, Pro Cut Orange, and Peach Passion. Sunflowers can be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. This sunflower will grow in almost any soil but it blooms and thrives best in rich garden soil.
Perennial Bloom The Perennial Bloom is a mix of many perennials that are the mainstay of many a garden. They provide an enormous array of colors, shapes, textures and bloom times, year after year. Most perennials require minimum maintenance once established. This mix of nineteen varieties includes flowers from subtle to showy. Maintenance usually involves deadheading, yearly cleanup, some fertilizing, and watering as needed. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March.
Terrific Trailing Baskets Baskets started by seed have a "natural" look. You can start seed indoors or you can also seed your planters directly.
Dried Delights Sometimes called everlastings, these varieties are well-suited to drying and other methods of preservation. Dried flowers provide endless possibilities for flower arrangements, wreaths, swags and other craft ideas. This mix covers approximately 40 square feet.
Grandmothers Cutflower Grd An old-fashioned cutting garden was often no more than a corner of the garden where a few flower seeds were tossed. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March.
Sweet Baby Blue The Sweet Baby Blues mixed flowers includes dainty Baby Blue Eyes, cheerful Five Spot, sky-blue Forget Me Nots, and vivid California Bluebells. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. This mix covers approximately 100 square feet.
Short Meadow The Short Meadow Flower Mix exhibits a rainbow of color starting in the spring and continuing until fall.
Xeriscape Extreme Soil should be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow.
Bring Home The Butterflies Butterflies are a delightful decoration for your garden, providing color and motion on a sunny day.
Hummingbird Haven There are eighteen different varieties, each an irresistible invitation to imbibe in summer's sweet nectar.
